MSDTC installation procedures: 1) For Windows Server 2003 follow http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817064 on each machine BEFORE you install the cluster service. This is important, if you go out of order you may corrupt your the Cluster Registry (see Note below for a fix). For Windows 2000, proceed to step 2. 2) To increase the size of the MSDTC log. On each node: Open component services Computers My Computer Properties MSDTC tab Capacity = 12 or 16 or anything larger then 4 MB Close it out Configure both machines with the same size MSDTC log.3) Install Microsoft clustering.4) Follow http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;3016005) Install SQL/Exchange into the cluster. SQL Note: SQL MSDTC could … Continue reading Clustering MSDTC – revised

Exchange: Solution Accelerator for Exchange Consolidation and Migration http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=51e6ef23-0ba3-4f55-bfc0-7727dd1e74e8&displaylang=en MS Exchange and Outlook, Market Analysis 2004-2008. “At the end of 2003, there were 51.8 million Exchange 5.5 users, 40.8 million Exchange 2000 users and 1.4 million Exchange 2003 users, according to The Radicati Group. For the end of 2005 the forecast is for Exchange 2003 to hit 49.4 million users, Exchange 5.5 to be at 31.9 million and Exchange 2000 at 47.8 million, Takahashi said.” “(Microsoft) has had over 175,000 requests for evaluations of the product and more than 31,000 people have participated in Microsoft’s Exchange Server 2003 classes.” http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1389055547;fp;16;fpid;0 … Continue reading Exchange, XP